18m •
No one could spin a yarn to make a sale like Ray Lum. Twenty years after their initial meeting, Bill Ferris returned home to Mississippi in the early ‘70s with a camera. The result reveals a look back at the colorful rhythms of Ray’s life—at home, at the auction, joking with strangers outside country stores— and provides a glimpse at Southern manhood, friendship and loss. Now nearly Ray’s age when they first filmed, Ferris has become a Grammy Award winning documentarian and renowned folklorist. Using never before seen 16mm footage and new animations, OKAY, MR. RAY is a short documentary film about how even the tallest tales help us keep the memory alive of the ones we love.
Budget: $35000
Revenue: $0
1976•
5.0
1930•
5.1
2007•
10.0
1989•
0
2017•
0
2013•
8.1
2021•
0
2019•
7.7
2019•
1.0
2020•
0
2011•
0
1997•
0
1974•
0
2012•
7.0
1966•
5.4
